Title: "I can help you, Daddy"

Requested by: Hiccstridlover13

Summary: Hiccup and Astrid have been married for nine years. Astrid isn't home, and Hiccup's alone while having a phantom pain- well, alone except for his young eight-year-old daughter who insists she can take care of him.

Genre: Family, Hurt/Comfort

Rating: K

Time-Line: Post HTTYD 2

A/N: Ahhhhh… Father/Daughter bonding. How cute! Loved this idea, thanks for the request Hiccstridlover13! If you guys have any other requests you'd like me to do, please don't be afraid to tell me! I've only got a few more requests left to do (like, three or something) so… yeah! Thanks, everyone! Also, please share. I'd love to get a couple more followers :)

Quick note here: Lea's full name is Leannan, Scottish Gaelic for "darling"

Hiccup woke up- well not really because he'd never really been able to fall asleep. His leg was aching painfully, keeping him from resting. Not only that, but Astrid wasn't home, and for the first time in a long time she was away from home over night. He couldn't help but worry about her and with all the thoughts about all the things that could happen zipping through his brain didn't really give him a rest either.

Hiccup rolled over, letting out a soft moan of pain. The pain was beginning to grow sharper, not the dull ache it had been previously. His sound of discomfort alerted Toothless, who lifted his head up off the stone slab he slept on. The dragon stood up, walking over to where Hiccup was lying. He nudged his nose into Hiccup's hand, pulling back when he felt how sweaty it was.

Hiccup rested his hand on the dragon's head, thankful for the comfort. "Th-thanks, bud." He whispered. Toothless cooed, rubbing his head against Hiccup's hand worriedly. "N-no… I'm okay, Toothless. I've fine…" Hiccup clenched his teeth as the pain came rolling over his body again in a torrent. He buried his face in the pillow, muffling the sound of his cry of pain.

Toothless panicked, lifting his head and letting out a puff of hot air into Hiccup's hair. Hiccup tried to take a deep breath, but it ended up being more of a choking gag then anything. The pain came again, and this time Hiccup screamed, keeping his face buried in the pillow to try and muffle the sounds.

And while he may have accomplished it, Toothless's sharp ears picked up the sound of his rider in pain. He skipped from side to side in worry, trying to decide what to do.

Hiccup lifted his head, breathing heavily. "T-t-toothless… shh, bud. D-don't wake up… Lea…"

Toothless's ears pricked up, and he stilled. Then, before Hiccup could stop him, the dragon whirled around and headed for the door.

"No, Toothless!" Hiccup whispered loudly, struggling to stand up. He fell back with a cry of pain, his leg shooting what felt like daggers up and down his left leg.

Toothless paused, glanced back, then disappeared out the door. Hiccup leaned back, sighing in half anger and half worry. He didn't want Lea to have to see him like this…

Hiccup closed his eyes, biting his lip as the pain came again. He tried to think of something else- anything else- anything besides the pain. His mind wandered to Astrid, and that relaxed him a little as he thought of her pretty face and caring embrace. He really wished she was home to help him through this…

"Daddy? What's wrong with Toothless?" came a small little voice. Hiccup rolled over, clenching his teeth so he wouldn't cry out.

Lea and Toothless were standing in the doorway, Lea gripping tightly to her stuffed dragon that Valka had made her for her eight birthday a few months ago. Her other hand was touching Toothless's side, her eyes wide in wonder.

Hiccup shot Toothless a quick glare before his eyes returned to his daughter. "N-nothin's wrong, sweetheart… you g-go back to b-bed, alright? T-t-toothless will g-go with-" Hiccup stopped abruptly, burying his face again in the pillow so she wouldn't hear him cry out.

"Daddy? What's wrong?" the young girl pattered across the floor in her bare feet, standing beside the bed. Toothless followed behind her, his eyes wide in concern.

Hiccup pulled the blanket up over his shoulders again, feeling rather ashamed for hiding from his eight-year-old daughter. "G-go t-t-to bed, Lea… go w-with T-Toothless…"

Toothless warbled, shaking his head to say no. Lea looked from the dragon back to her father. "Daddy? What's wrong?" she repeated, laying her hand on his shoulder. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, s-sweaty… I'm fine." Hiccup replied at calmly as possible. He tried not to let his voice shake, or to let the pain show. But it was really hard. Like, REALLY hard. He so wished Astrid was there right then. To tell Lea that everything was fine even though it wasn't. She was better at lying then he was…

Hiccup clenched his teeth again, curling into himself, his legs against his chest so that he could clutch his bad leg tightly. He closed his eyes, trying to will the pain to go away.

"Somethings wrong… what is it, Daddy? Please tell me!" Lea's voice shouted. Hiccup opened his eyes, wishing he could keep them closed, then he looked up at his young daughter.

"It's… m'leg… Lea… It's f-fine…" Hiccup tried to explain. He just wanted Lea to go to bed, then he could let his pain show and everything would get that much easier. "P-please… Lea… g-go to b-bed."

"No… not if you're hurt. I should go get Mommy."

"Mommy's n-not here, sw-sweatheart…" Hiccup stuttered. "Y-you c-can j-just go- go to bed now… e-everything's f-fine."

Hiccup stopped talking- there was no way he could say anything else. The pain grew stronger, stronger, sharper, sharper, and his mind stopped working completely. He vaguely heard a scream, not fully realizing it was his until a few moments later.

"DADDY!" Lea shrieked, holding out her hands shakily as though not sure if she should touch him or not. "WHAT'S WRONG!?"

Hiccup was unable to answer as he began to shake uncontrollably, and he could feel the sweat that was now drenching his body. He shivered, not sure why it was so cold all of a sudden.

Toothless warbled, nudging Hiccup roughly. Hiccup groaned, biting his lip to the point where he tasted blood in his attempts not to scream. Not again in front of Lea. She was freaked out enough as it was…

"Please, Daddy. I want to help." Came her timid voice again through the blackness of Hiccup's mind and view. He opened his eyes a crack, his hearing gradually coming into tune. It was then he realized he was breathing harshly and erratically… not at all healthy sounding.

Hiccup swallowed, trying to help his breathing. "I-i-it's o-okay… L-lea…" he gasped in between breaths. "I-I'm… f-f-fine…"

Hiccup closed his eyes again, squeezing them shut as the pain came across him in a wave- again. He pulled his knee closer to his chest, gripping it harshly.

Hiccup opened his eyes in surprise when he felt a little warm body crawl up onto the bed. His vision was a blurry mess though, so he couldn't exactly see where she was. He felt her warm body cuddle up against his chest, and Hiccup released his leg, instead wrapping his arms around his daughter.

"I'm here, Daddy… I can help you." Lea said softly, letting her free hand grasp his shirt while her other hung onto her stuffed dragon. "What can I do to help you, Daddy? I don't want you to hurt no more…"

Hiccup smiled softly to himself, realizing that he really was glad she had woken up that night and come to help him. Even if she couldn't help his pain go away, she was definitely a great comfort.

"J-just… st-stay…" Hiccup said hoarsely, hugging her close to him. "Th-thank you, Lea… I-I l-love you…"

He felt a little kiss on his chin, then the voice, "I love you too, Daddy."

And that was how Astrid found them in the morning. When she walked inside the house early the next morning, expecting to see Hiccup up already, she instead was met by an empty sitting room. She carefully tip-toed up the stairs, peering into Lea's room first. Her heart skipped a beat when she realized the little girl was no longer in her bed.

"Lea!?" Astrid whispered loudly. She walked across the hall, stopping gin the open doorway of the bedroom.

Inside was Toothless curled up on the floor by the bed, and in the bed, was Hiccup and Lea. Astrid smiled softly at the sight of her daughter curled into a little ball against Hiccup's chest, both Haddock's sleeping soundly. Toothless lifted his head quietly when he noticed Astrid, giving her a gummy smile.

Astrid smiled at her husband and daughter again, before reaching out and grabbing the door, softly closing it behind her.

I… I have nothing to say.

I literally have to many feelings gushing through me all at once here.

THE FEELS!

Hiccup and kids… somehow, I get a feeling he's gonna be an awesome Dad. Anyone agree with me? He and Astrid will make AWESOME parents. RTTE you can already kinda see that in some ways, like how they yell at the twins or Snotlout. Haha. XD

Thanks everybody! OH! GUYS! Thanks to nightfurylover1112's suggestion, I got a tumblr profile now! Here is the link if you want to go check it out… it's not much, but… *shrug*

See ya everyone until the next story!